All of the Following Are True About a Partition Coefficient

question 34

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true about a partition coefficient except

• A)it is the ratio of solubility in an organic solvent to solubility in water.
• B)it can be used to predict the probability that an amino acid is part of a transmembrane region of a protein.
• C)it is high for a molecule that readily crosses membranes by simple diffusion.
• D)it is the concentration at which the rate of transport is half maximal.
• E)it depends on the polarity of the molecule.

Understand the concept of degrees of freedom and its calculation for chi-squared tests.

Differentiate between dependent and independent events in probability.

Recognize the distinction between goodness-of-fit tests and tests for independence.

Calculate expected frequencies using binomial and multinomial distributions.

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